At 10,882 acres, it the largest of the Santa Clara County regional parks. It sits in the foothills of Mt Hamilton and has 51 miles of trails with plenty wildlife and birds to be seen. Check out it’s website for more details. Here’s a sampling of some of what we’ve seen, many lifers for me here!
The area between the road and the sidewalk is frequently called the hell strip…
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These photos were take along the Alviso Slough Trail at the very end of the San Francisco Bay in the small community of Alviso. There…
In 2005, we moved to central Massachusetts with a 3 year old in tow. Had to get his playground set up. We had a nice…
Another great local park in Sunnyvale for birds and blooms, especially the pretty lupine. See All Trails link for trail details. Here is a sampling…
I got this for Christmas from my son and now can’t wait until spring to get here so I can put it to good use. I’ll have to pay more attention to the leaves and how they are arranged on the plant so I can make better identifications. I’d been using the Seek app on my phone but it isn’t entirely accurate, but certainly a good starting place. I like the step by step method of identification but would love some more color pictures. I may have to supplement this with another. If anyone has any favorite wildflower id books, let me know in the comments!
Rancho San Antonio Preserve trails are popular and well maintained in Cupertino, California. We visited in early spring to see lots of beautiful wildflowers. There…
